Tachymarptis (Mottled and Alpine Swifts)

Genus

Mottled and Alpine Swifts

Tachymarptis

2 species in our catalog · found in 83 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Alpine Swift
LC

Alpine Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tachymarptis melba

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Mottled Swift
LC

Mottled Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachymarptis aequatorialis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Mottled and Alpine Swifts

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~40%
2 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria 1
~20%
3 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~20%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
~10%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~10%
6 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
~10%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
~10%
8 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
~10%
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
~10%
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
11 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
12 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
~10%
13 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
~10%
14 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~10%
15 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
16 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
17 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
~10%
18 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
~10%
19 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
~10%
20 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
~10%
21 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 2
~10%
22 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
23 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
~10%
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
~10%
25 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
26 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 2
<5%
27 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
28 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
29 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
30 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
31 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
32 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
33 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
34 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
35 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
36 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
37 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
38 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
39 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
40 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
41 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
42 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
43 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
44 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
45 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
46 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
47 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
48 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
49 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
50 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 2
<5%
51 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
52 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
<5%
53 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
54 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
55 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
56 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
57 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
58 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
59 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
60 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 2
<5%
61 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 2
<5%
62 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
63 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
64 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
65 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
66 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
67 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
68 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
69 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
70 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
71 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
<5%
72 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia 1
<5%
73 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
74 Camargue 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
75 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
76 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
77 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
78 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
79 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
80 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
81 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
82 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
83 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%